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My Oranges came with them installed. I replace them as needed. Thick one in my SP-01 Orange and thin one in my S2 Orange. A while back, I stopped by CZCustom to see if I could buy more. They don't sell them and also don't install them in their custom guns. My SP-01 tactical and safety versions didn't come with them.
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23 hours ago, Haywizzle said:
I don't use buffers in my CZ's but I did some searching so hopefully this information is helpful.
It looks like the only places I can find in the US that sell the CZ OEM buffer set is the CZ USA web store and Ben Stoeger shop and as you stated they are both out of stock.
Some overseas options that might work:
https://www.ericgrauffelonlineshop.com/en/cz-shadow-2-orange/971-cz-buffer-set--9384045005246.html
EEMANN TECH makes a thin buffer set for CZs. I can't speak to the quality as I have not used them. I can't find them in stock stateside but they are available from these Euro sites:
https://www.cz-parts.com/cz-shadow-2-cz-75b-sp-01-shadow-set-of-thin-buffers
Thank you for taking the time to look. This is great info.
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Online stores seem to be out of those plastic recoil buffers for CZ 75 and Shadow 2. Lots of 1911/2011 and Tanfoglio available. Has anyone used them as suitable replacements? I'm using the last thin recoil buffer that came with my SP-01 Orange and looking to stock up. I estimate I have 5k rounds before this last one disintegrates.
Thanks.
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I'm looking for recommendations on high quality punch kits to be used for upgrading parts. 99% of my guns are both polymer and metal CZs. After upgrading the trigger on a CZ P-10 and bending a roll pin punch from Amazon in the process, I'm ready to buy a kit that will last. Wheeler and Grace USA are on my list.
Any input is appreciated.
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On 1/27/2022 at 8:52 AM, hiflyer51 said:
Target Sports USA has small rifle - free shipping- $599/5000:
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For a while, I was using a laser cartridge during every dry fire training session but found myself looking for the red dot rather than calling my shots. Bad habit... I put it away and may consider using it sparingly to mixed things up. It did help with diagnosing my DA trigger pull resulting in low right shots (Southpaw here)
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My P10C mods
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On 10/8/2017 at 12:14 PM, rowdyb said:Burn me at the stake CZ fans, but I am not a fan of the P07/9 series of guns. I'd much rather have a P10C, P10 (full size) and P10M. (M=match enhanced gun)
I'm somewhat disappointed with my P-09 which I bought after a P-07 Duty. The Duty has an unbelievably smooth albeit heavy trigger pull(no polishing done, just upgraded springs) so I was expecting similar qualities in their P-09.
Talked to the folks at CGW yesterday. They will have more parts and packages for the P10c in the coming weeks.
Thanks for sharing your P10C mods.
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We let the PCC shooters go first or last. Otherwise, it tends to break up the rhythm if they shoot somewhere in the middle of the order. At least, that is the perception.
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With the UNLOADED gun, take a pencil and insert it into the barrel with the eraser end first so it is against the firing pin hole. Pointed skyward, pull the trigger. The pencil should jump just enough to be noticeable and may even "shoot" out of the barrel. You can also try it in SA.
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SP01 and mags
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I had somewhat similar issues not too long ago. I installed a new slide release and haven't had any magazine related issues since. I'm about 2k rounds into the new slide release. My slide release does move away a touch from the frame during use but not enough to cause issues.
Here is my take on what may be causing slide lock issue. The slide release is moved away from the frame enough that the "nub" is too far away for the mag follower to push it up and lock the slide back.
Here is what I would do:
Take the slide off
Push on the slide release nub with my fingers resulting in the slide release lever being pushed away from the frame.
Insert Mec Gar and CZ magazines and observe if the followers is able to push the nub up or not.
Based on that, you may need a new slide release.
Hopefully that makes sense. It does to me
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I have a P-07 and an SP-01 with LOK Grenade grips. I understand that Bogies are the most aggressive grips LOK has. With that in mind, the Grenade grips are much more "grippier" than the stock P-07 or P-09 for that matter. Shooting in Arizona heat, my hands can get pretty sweaty but I've never had an issue with wet hands with Grenade grip. But I do have some issue with the P-07/P-09 and keep a towel nearby. Daughter's hands sweat too and often looses her grip with the P-09. I plan to either provide her with some grip liquid solution or stipple the P-09.
Good luck
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As a lefty who shoots lots of double stack pistols, I empathize with you. I tried using my trigger or the middle finger to press the mag release when on the left side. I also tried shifting my grip to get my strong hand thumb to reach the button when on the right side. For me, shifting my grip was easier, faster and more natural. I can't comment on using the support hand to manipulate the button.
Good luck
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On 5/16/2017 at 1:00 PM, rowdyb said:
autoforwarding isn't meant to work is why.
say you had a car that you could lock the doors when you left by slamming the door just right. say it worked 95% of the time. would you always lock the door by trying to slam it closed just right? why would you ignore the button in the car that was designed for you to push and lock the door? the same question should be asked about using the slam seat of a magazine to autoforward the slide. why are you ignoring something that is on the gun and designed for this purpose?
also, your picture above on the left, where the magazine follower is bypassing the slide stop portion of the lever it looks to me like it is not fully inserted. the slide stop lever that is. what does the portion of the part that contacts the follower look like when viewed from above?
I don't like it autoforwarding. I want my pistol to be consistent; Ideally, either it happens all the time or none of the time. Some light research suggests the contact surface of the slide stop needs to be shaped in order to affect autoforwarding. For now, I'm not at that level for it to make a different in match results. Silver lining is it will teach me to "listen" for it.
I found that the slide stop can work its way out a bit and below is a picture of it as an extreme example. So two issues: bent slide stop and can work itself out a bit. Picked up a new slide stop from CZCustoms. New part has some play(but you have to force it) but is more flush than the stock slide stop. That alone appears to resolve the issue during dry fire. Going to the range today and then a match either tomorrow or Sunday.
On 5/17/2017 at 2:17 AM, slavex said:how many rounds in the mag when autoforwarding? How many rounds do the mag hold? I found that if the mags aren't fully loaded this can happen. The stack of bullets depress the follower when the mag is slammed in and the slide drops forward skipping over the rounds. I use a magblock so that the mags are simulated to be fully loaded when loaded or with only 10 or 15 rounds (in 19 or 17 round mags)
I shoot IDPA SSP at the present time. So 90% of my reloads is from slide lock with 10 or 11 rounds in the mags. Interesting product.
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On 3/22/2017 at 5:19 AM, rowdyb said:
Most people I run into here would rather have a blah quality match that was cheap and they were done with well before lunch than a match with larger stages, more people attending, longer time to shoot match. Especially when almost all clubs here only have just one match a month. One. Make something out of it, just don't half azz it.
I see a lot of people trading good away for easy. And it drives me crazy.
Local club holds up to 5 idpa matches(4 stages) and one classifier a month. Although I do like having so many monthly matches, sometimes I would trade them for less matches with more intricate stages. I might have to have a chat with the Division director about that.
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Here is an update.
After closer inspection, the slide stop looks bent. This caused less of the "nub" to protrude into the gun and allowed the follower to slide up next to it. Whereas it should be pushing the nub up and locking the slide back. Because of the binding against the nub, the magazine wouldn't drop freely. Interestingly, I was able to duplicate this more frequently with factory mags than Mec Gars.
Taking a trip to the CZCustom shop on Thursday to do some window shopping and pickup some spare parts including a new slide stop perhaps. I'll call CZ-USA warranty and see if they can send me a new slide stop.
I still have to figure out why sometimes the top round isn't stripped and chambered when using Mec Gar mags as the slide autoforwards.
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On 5/8/2017 at 8:43 AM, ArrDave said:
Is it when partially loaded or empty?
I put the stainless brake in my FPB guns because the sheet metal one is the devil.
So far only when the mag is empty, during a slide lock reload( IDPA
) CZCustoms is within driving distance so may pick up their flat mag brake.
On 5/8/2017 at 9:34 AM, rowdyb said:mecgar mags are dimensionally a little bigger in my experience. i had to remove some material inside my grips to get things to always drop free.
I did notice placing those mags fit tight in holders set for CZ factory mags. I hope I don't have to go that route and remove material.
18 hours ago, Tok36 said:Pull the mag break and try inserting a magazine. Remove the grips and try inserting a magazine.
Are you suggesting to run without a mag brake? Or just to perform a function check? Removing the grips might help diagnose where it is sticking.
4 hours ago, TheChef1 said:I use the 17 round mecgars in my sp01 tac and they run and fit flawless. The ones with the blue follower.
That's what I've read that majority don't have issues with Mec Gars
Pistol stripped, cleaned and oiled. Mags wiped down with a rag sprayed with Remi CLP. IDPA match tonight. We shall see. Ordered factory mags from GregCote. Worst case is I use the Mec Gar mags in another 75 pistol(which I have yet to buy). Come to think of it, they might work well in my P-09 because I know the factory 75 mags rattle a bit in them. Going to give that a try when I get home.
Thanks for all your responses.
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For 2017, I switched game guns from a P-09 to an SP-01 Tactical. I noticed two things: random auto-forward when reloading with Mec Gar 18rnd AFC mags that does NOT chamber a round and empty Mec Gar magazine not dropping freely. I have to strip the magazine out. Both behaviors happens during matches but not during dry or live fire practice. The two CZ magazines that came with my pistol have none of these issues. Dropping issue may be shooter issue and not mag which is fixable.
I've been spoiled with the P-09. For two years it has run flawlessly with very little cleaning including the magazines. Albeit, the magazines are CZs. So it maybe the SP-01 is finicky and needs more TLC than I expected. Looks like field strip cleaning after each match including mags. OR my pistol just doesn't like Mec Gar mags.
SP-01 has CGW Pro package installed by CGW. I polished the feeding ramp and breach face and installed Lok Grips. The mag brake looks and feels flat.
Any other suggestions?
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2 hours ago, Paul_H said:
This is what I meant by the plunk test. The rounds pass the barrel tests fine. Would you suggest I increase or decrease bullet seating depth? Or is it a trial and error sort of thing?
My Bad.
After taking a second look at your pictures, I don't think those rounds with that bullet profile have a chance to feed reliably. Throw those rounds in your other working Glocks and see where the bullet strikes the feeding ramp AND how high they sit in relation to the ramp. So ride the slide forward and see where it hits it.
Thinking out of the box...
Try one round in the magazine
Try a full magazine.
What happens when you load a mag with your dummy rounds into the gun and push the end of the magazine in more. Does it seat the magazine higher into the pistol? And does that help feed the rounds?
Good luck man. Update this post if you end up trying different bullet profiles.
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So take the barrel out.
Drop one of your loaded rounds in the chamber
Listen for metal on metal sound
Spin the round
Determine if it spins freely
Then tilt the barrel to drop the round out
If it drops, then that round is more likely to feed properly.
Repeat...
If your loads fail, evaluate bullet seating depth and diameter of the case opening after you removed the bell( most refer it to crimping which is technically incorrect for 9mm ). I don't own Glocks, but maybe consider polishing the feeding ramp.
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A followup to my post. Listen to your mother and go to bed.
TIL that when we sleep, our brain cells shrink, encouraging cerebrospinal fluid flow which flushes out toxins built up in the brain. This explains why we can't think clearly after a sleepless night.
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9 hours ago, Bkreutz said:
So are you saying that you automatically give USPSA shooters a FTDR, or that they just get one because of something they do during a stage? Hopefully it's the second one.
You are correct. They inform whom ever is running the clock and board what they plan to do. When I have the clock, I ask "How are you going to run it, IDPA or USPSA?" Then score accordingly.
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Full disclosure: I have not shot outside of club matches but played in college bowl games and presented in front of a few hundred people several times in my life.
Here is what I have learned to do to perform at my highest level:
Before a big event/game, I start accumulating sleep "credits" a few days beforehand. So instead of my usual 5 hours I try to get 7 or more per night. To help facilitate that I reduce or eliminate the amount of alcohol, sugar and caffeine consumed during those days. I find that if I don't get enough sleep the night before the event, my body and mind are rested enough to power through the next 24-36 hours and still perform at a high level. During the event, I regulate the amount of sugar intake to prevent the sugar crash.
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My Cajunized SP-01 Tactical spits out brass that far with factory ammo. It is just two feet shorter with my handloaded ammo, PF 130.
I'm not too concern where the brass lands, as long as I can manage recoil effectively and my follow-up shots are fast and accurate.
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I see what you are trying to get at regarding "exposed" with that first stage. To answer your question, yes. At least one out of four stages at my local club seems to present that opportunity. Even more so for CDP and CCP shooters. Personally, I'm still going slide lock, but the more skilled shooters are RWR ...
Faster ways to check brass?
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This^^^ I do this with an old 40cal ammo box tray.